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Frank's avatar

Tom, my wife lives some of the parts you have in your lines :-)

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Tom Vandel's avatar

I am happy (and sorry) for you.

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Bonnie Stenehjem's avatar

Beautiful! She can certainly overstay her welcome at times. I loved "her white fur coat tossed next to the door."

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Tom Vandel's avatar

She was back again last week...like the last drunk at the party who won't leave.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

The varying line lengths have a gentle storm-like quality.

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Tom Vandel's avatar

I love the wavy look on the page...waves of feeling and storms as you say. I wrote a book of poems where every poem is this way. Titled "Goodbye Yellowstone Road".

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Frank's avatar

Tom, how did you know parts of my wife ?

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Peter Habein's avatar

Excellent, well-done, brilliant, moving. Hoping not to offend or overstep, Tom, but the Ezra Pound in me would lose the first two lines -- without them the poem opens up a bit more. I'm a recovering editor, so you really should block me.

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Tom Vandel's avatar

Excellent thought, Ezra (everyone needs a good editor). I took that line out. Keep reading and editing - need all the help I can get, Peter.

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Teri's avatar

She can be a bitch 😉

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Tom Vandel's avatar

You said it!

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Schlicting's avatar

It says it all, coolly eloquent

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Tom Vandel's avatar

Thank ya's, Mike.

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